Nipplewort
Taken at Musselburgh on 13th August 2025 using Nikon Coolpix P950
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Nipplewort.
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Local Names: 		Lapsana communiss.
Asterales.
Asteraceae.
An annual, rarely biennial.
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 Open woodland, cultivated and waste ground.
May-October.
20-90 cms.
The closed buds of the Nipplewort were thought to resemble nipples and this was taken as a sign that the plant would be a medicine for disease of the nipples - hence its name. It was once eaten in salads.